1-8-18 Update: Important new data on public health problems emerging with kids in this damaging era of immigration anxiety.
I see this every week when I tutor at Americorps/Reading Partners and … [Read more...]

Oct 24, 2012 Food Day 2012!
“I don’t need any finger-wagging salad munchers scolding me about junk food” ---no worries, not happening.
But if you'd like to be more informed about the reason for … [Read more...]

July 1, 2010 For those mumbling, "COPPA schmoppa, there goes Amy into policy wonk land, please translate media jargon into usable tidbits" I'll offer a few primers...
What is COPPA? Why do we … [Read more...]

May 17, 2010 As irony would have it, on Thurs, May 13, in New York City, a small tribe of thought leaders convened on how to best address rampant sexualization of youth in media and marketing.
Each … [Read more...]

Congrats, wellness crusaders, the L.A. Times reports California is officially the first state in the nation to enact menu labeling policy for calorie count info on menu boards and food displays of … [Read more...]